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Katie Miller, White House aide and wife of Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller, posted a tweet that garnered international attention for its imperialistic inference. (Shannon Finney / Getty Images)

Greenland in US "SOON" says Katie Miller

CK Smith

Trump aide’s post drew international attention as global leaders reacted to escalating US foreign policy moves

BTS is reuniting after their mandated military service. Their "ARMY" is literally counting down the days to the new album and tour. (Noam Galai / Getty Images)

BTS confirms long-awaited return

CK Smith

After completing South Korea’s required military service, the group prepares to reunite and resume full activities

Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a Cabinet meeting, July 8, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Rubio won't rule out Cuba strike

Alex Galbraith

Trump's Cabinet is not shying away from the president's chatter about war in Latin America

President Trump's New Year's Eve Gala included an auction of a painting of Jesus painted live at the event. He offered to sign it too. (Jim WATSON / Getty Images)

Trump auctions Jesus painting for $2.75m

CK Smith

The live-painted portrait sold for $2.75 million at Mar‑a‑Lago, again blending art, faith and political theater

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Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in "The Devil Wears Prada 2" (20th Century Studios)

3 sequels you can't miss (and 3 to skip)

Coleman Spilde

From "The Devil Wears Prada" to "The Hunger Games," here are the films that'll avoid a chronic case of sequelitis

James Carville speaks onstage during the 2019 Politicon at Music City Center on October 26, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Politicon )

Carville: Venezuela coup is smokescreen

Alex Galbraith

The commentator said Donald Trump is throwing up desperate distractions from the Epstein Files

President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy

Trump has declared war — on the Kennedys

Jason Kyle Howard

From Jack and Jackie to Bobby, Ted and Eunice, Trump is on a rampage against the Kennedy legacy

Nurse taking blood to check sugar levels of a patient (Getty Images/Anchiy)

Free clinic saves folks in hospital town

Katie Campbell, Almudena Toral, Mauricio Rodríguez Pons - ProPublica

Albany, Georgia's lone hospital is supposed to treat people regardless of ability to pay. Residents turn elsewhere

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Armed supporters of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro gather near the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Jan. 3, 2026. (Federico Parra / AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuela: Trump's latest crime scene

Andrew O'Hehir

A blatantly corrupt, anti-democratic and illegitimate president stages a criminal coup. He's not named Maduro

US President Donald Trump, alongside (L/R) Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press following US military actions, "large scale attacks" and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. (Jim WATSON / Getty Images)

Trump: US will “run” Venezuela for now

CK Smith

Trump outlines temporary governance, oil involvement and military readiness. Global reactions are sharply divided

Empty shopping cart in front of a red wall (Getty Images/Christian Adams)

Grocery stores are about to get worse

Ashlie D. Stevens

Supermarkets face new SNAP restrictions from Republicans — and everyone might pay the price at checkout

Overnight, U.S. forces struck multiple targets in Venezuela and captured its president and his wife to face charges in the U.S, leaving a fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex as the sun rose. (STR / Getty Images)

Maduro captured, Venezuela hit

CK Smith

Trump says the strikes led to the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro and wife, but Caracas demands proof of life

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America at 250 needs many stories

Jamie Holmes

The country is fractured. Can we really celebrate its birthday?

Donald Trump takes questions at Mar-a-Lago on Dec. 22, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump is causing MAGA collateral damage

Sophia Tesfaye

The president's veto of a bipartisan Colorado clean water project is hurting his own voters

Woman holding phone. (Tim Robberts/Getty images)

AI news is altering people's views

Adrian Kuenzler - The Conversation

AI bias can influence how users think or feel, regardless of whether the information presented is true or false

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie in "Heated Rivalry" (Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max)

Do women love "Heated Rivalry" too much?

Coleman Spilde

The female fans who led the charge in making the gay hockey romance a hit are also the ones policing its subjects

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President Donald Trump departing the White House on Sept. 11, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images))

Trump is not putting on the brakes

Brian Karem

Even as he falters, 2026 will be a make-or-break year for the president — and the country

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., at a House committee hearing on Dec. 11, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Why MTG says she's done trolling

Amanda Marcotte

It's not like she has anything else to offer

Nick Fuentes, the leader of a Christian based extremist white nationalist group speaks to his followers, 'the Groypers.' in Washington D.C. on November 14, 2020 (Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Black conservatives drawn to Fuentes

George Michael - The Conversation

The white nationalist influencer has some unlikely fans

On January 1, 2026, Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office to become the mayor of New York City. He was joined by his wife Rama Duwaji and many notable allies like New York City-born Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders. (David Dee Delgado / Getty Images)

NYC’s Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor

CK Smith

The 34-year-old progressive leader begins his term vowing to tackle housing, transit and affordability challenges

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President Trump vetoes two bipartisan bills that  directly affect Colorado and Florida for what opponents call "retribution". (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

Trump veto bills may be "retribution"

CK Smith

The White House cited policy concerns, while opponents pointed to strained relationships with lawmakers and tribes

In a new investigation into the activities of Jan. 6, 2021, former investigator Jack Smith is recalled before the GOP-led committee to remind House members of the events that led up to and during that day almost five years ago. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Transcript reinforces Smith’s conclusion

CK Smith

Smith told the House committee the attack on the Capitol "does not happen" without Donald Trump’s role

Kristen Stewart directs Imogen Poots in "The Chronology of Water" (Andrejs Strokins)

Not every movie star should direct

Coleman Spilde

Kristen Stewart and Kate Winslet's debut features prove not every actor is cut out to step behind the camera

Pair of old ballet shoes hanging on a wall (ljupco / Getty Images)

Dance changed how I eat — for the better

Ashlie D. Stevens

This year, I chased sweat with sandwiches and discovered joy in hunger again

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